- Credentials:Ā This might sound obvious, but before you hire an āarchitectā you want to make sure that he/she is indeed an architect.Ā Youād be surprised at how many times clients have come to me asking if I could fix their drawings that another āarchitectā didā¦when it turns out that person or business wasnāt an architect orĀ an architecture firm at all, they were merely posing as oneā¦banking on the fact that most people donāt do their due diligence.Ā To find out if someone truly is an architect please click here.
- Experience: I bring 16 years of personal experience and along with my trusted consultants my firm brings over 90 years combined experience in the field of architecture.
- Talent: Ā My work has won many awards and has been featured in countless publications.
- Accessibility: I pride myself on personally having an open line of communication with my clients.Ā When you meet with a lot of architects you get to meet them once ā at the beginning.Ā After that you never see them again because they assign someone to your project.Ā Ā Being the managing principal of Balber Architecture, Inc., I take a very āhands-onā approach to every project that comes through the door.
- Understanding of cost control:Ā From day one my team and I are value-engineering your project to save you as much money as possible while still achieving your architectural goals.
- Personality: I offer a free consultation to not only learn about the parameters of my clientsā projects, but also to give them a chance to learn more about me. Ā It gives us all a chance to build a working rapport. Ā Working with an architect is a very personal venture.Ā You could be working with an architect for up to two or even three years from start to finish.Ā I would categorize my personal working style to be extremely passionate, but also one of great respect for the clients’ wishes.Ā I love what I do and I only want the best for every client I have.Ā I am their biggest advocate from start to finish.
- Track record: Ā We have a proven track record. Ā Check out what people are saying here. Ā I have never designed a project that didnāt exceed my clientās expectations in terms of design, and from a construction standpoint I will not stop until my client gets a permit.Ā This is important to understand because some architects upcharge to address comments from the building department while at Balber Architecture, Inc. we feel that if you donāt receive a permit we havenāt done our job.Ā We have never been involved in a project where we did not receive a permit.